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mesocolon

mesocolon noun: the part of the mesentery that attaches the colon to the abdominal wall.

Noun

mesocolon (plural mesocolons or mesocola)

  1. The part of the mesentery that attaches the colon to the abdominal wall.

Forms of mesocolon

pluralmesocolons
pluralmesocola

Origin of mesocolon

From meso- + colon.

Words that rhyme with mesocolon

Questions about mesocolon

What does mesocolon mean?
Mesocolon means the part of the mesentery that attaches the colon to the abdominal wall.
What part of speech is mesocolon?
Mesocolon is a noun.
What is the plural of mesocolon?
The plural of mesocolon is mesocolons.

Words near mesocolon in the dictionary

  1. mesocoeles
  2. mesocoelic
  3. mesocoels
  4. mesocola
  5. mesocolic
  6. mesocolon
  7. mesocolonic
  8. mesocolons
  9. mesocompactness
  10. mesocomposite
  11. mesocompound

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